Patents by Inventor Virginia M. Bala

Virginia M. Bala has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7766718
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a spinning or rotatable flexible disk toy is disclosed. The spinning or rotatable flexible disk toy includes a hand-held housing, an electric motor, a switch, and a flexible disk. The electric motor is mounted in the hand-held housing and has a rotatable shaft. The switch is mounted in the hand-held housing and electrically coupled to the electric motor to selectively provide power to the electric motor. The flexible disk is coupled to the rotatable shaft of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Shoot the Moon Products II, LLC
    Inventors: Paul S. Rago, Russell G. Rasmussen, Virginia M. Bala, William J. Hudson
  • Publication number: 20070281581
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a spinning or rotatable flexible disk toy is disclosed. The spinning or rotatable flexible disk toy includes a hand-held housing, an electric motor, a switch, and a flexible disk. The electric motor is mounted in the hand-held housing and has a rotatable shaft. The switch is mounted in the hand-held housing and electrically coupled to the electric motor to selectively provide power to the electric motor. The flexible disk is coupled to the rotatable shaft of the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Paul S. Rago, Russell G. Rasmussen, Virginia M. Bala, William J. Hudson
  • Patent number: 6468128
    Abstract: In one embodiment a collapsible toy car is provided with a front top portion, a rear top portion, and two side portions is provided. The front top portion is pivotally attached to the rear top portion via a hinge. The two side portions are pivotally attached to the front and rear top portion via a front and rear pivot assembly, respectively. When assembled the front, rear and two side portions form an upright, operational position. When a force, however, is applied downwardly on the collapsible toy, the front, rear and two side portions collapse forming a substantially planar, collapsed configuration. A latch may be provided in order to retain the collapsible toy car in its collapsed configuration. Similarly, the latch may be released in various ways to permit the collapsible toy car to return to its operation position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Inventors: Virginia M. Bala, Russell G. Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 5971833
    Abstract: A playset toy provides multiple play environments selected by inverting the toy. The toy includes a playset body and parts attached to the body. The parts are constructed to alter their position relative to the body upon inversion such that inversion conceals one play environment and reveals another play environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell G. Rasmussen, Virginia M. Bala